Girdle



April 1959 H. STEINER 2,880,733

G'IRDLE Filed-July :51 1956 INVENTOR HARRY STEINER Un t d State PM GIRDLE Harry Steiner, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Application July 31, 1956, Serial No. 601,230

6 Claims. (Cl. 128-554) This invention relates to girdles.

Broadly, it is an object of the invention to provide a girdle which gives freedom and comfort in the waistline; freedom of movement of the legs and positive control in connection with the abdomen, the hips, the groin and the posterior of the wearer.

More specifically, to obtain the control and freedom desired, the front panel is comprised of an upper portion of non-stretchable material and the lower portion of stretchable material. To aid in controlling the abdomen, the non-stretchable material is overlaid or has incorporated non-stretchable tapes radiating from the vertical medial lines of the front panel.

Heretofore, the front panel of girdles have been made completely of elastic or completely of inelastic materials.

By providing the front panel with an upper reinforced non-stretchable material, the upper abdomen is properly supported; and by providing the lower portion of the front panel with stretchable material, the lower part of the abdomen and the groin are resiliently controlled and supported while the legs are permitted freedom of movement without restriction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a girdle embodying the combination of non-elastic and elastic panels so arranged and fashioned as to produce a confining effect in the desired location without discomfort to the wearer.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a girdle, and

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, numeral 10 represents a girdle comprised of a front central panel, the upper portion 11 of which is formed of non-elastic material reinforced with stitched non-elastic tapes 12 radiating and diverging outwardly from the vertical medial line of the front panel and spaced apart upwardly, the lowermost tape 13 having its inner end approximately at the vertical center of said front panel. Tapes 12, 13 extend the full width of the front central panel. The lower portion 14 is formed of elastic material which may be stretchable both vertically and horizontally but preferably vertically only, as indicated by the arrows. The elastic lower portion 14 is made either stretchable vertically or both ways depending upon the design or pattern of the girdle and the size. For example, in a slim woman, it is not necessary to have horizontal stretch laterally at the lower portion 14 while in a heavier or fleshier woman horizontal stretching of portion 14 would be desirable. However, in both instances the legs have freedom of action without any uncomfortable restriction.

With more specific reference to the tapes 12 and 13, it is to be particularly observed that same comprise an upper plurality thereof and a lower plurality thereof and while such tapes include portions thereof at each side of the 2,880,733 Patented Apr. 7, 1959 vertical center line 29 of the front panel, such tapes in their applied position; are of angular formation with their ends of the tapes have a substantially greater vertical range than the said vertices thereof and the lowermost angular tape is disposed at the junction of said upper and lower portions of the front panel.

The front central panel may have its vertical medial line 29 seamed or faggoted or its upper portion and lower portion made of a single piece of material and the entire panel extends from the upper end 15 to the lower end 16 of the girdle and is secured by stitching 17 to the longitudinal edges of opposite front panels 18, 19 which are of elastic material stretchable both vertically and horizontally.

Elastic panels 18, 19 have secured to their outer longi tudinal edges by stitching 20, opposite side panels 21, 22 which are stretchable vertically. The connection between the panel 18 and the panel 22 is interrupted from the upper edge 15 to a point spaced downwardly from the upper edge by means of interengaging fastening means 23.

A back panel 24 of elastic material stretchable vertically, as indicated by the arrow, is disposed at the back central portion of the girdle, and the back panel 24 has secured to the longitudinal edges by stitching 25, panels 26, 27 which are stretchable both horizontally and ver tically, as indicated by the crossed arrows, and such panels 26, 27 are secured to panels 22, 21, respectively.

The back panel 24 is shorter in length than opposite panels 26, 27, and a small panel 28, stretchable both vertically and horizontally, is secured to the upper edge of the elastic panel 24 and along the longitudinal or vertical edges thereof to the elastic panels 26, 27 providing additional stretchability to the waist for freedom and comfort of the wearer.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the general spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A girdle comprising central front and back panels, opposite front, side and back panels; said central front panel comprising an upper portion of non-elastic material and a lower portion of elastic material, said upper portion being reinforced by a multiplicity of non-elastic tapes, said tapes comprising upper and lower pluralities thereof and which are of angular formation with their vertices disposed in the vertical center line of said front panel in substantially equal vertically spaced relation, the successive angular tapes of the upper plurality thereof having their legs disposed at successively greater angles from the uppermost to the lowermost thereof, the successive angular tapes of the lowermost plurality thereof having their legs disposed at successively greater angles from the lowermost to the uppermost thereof with the angular formation of the legs of the upper and lower pluralities of tapes being substantially equal, and the outermost ends of the legs of said tapes being secured to said opposite front panels at points of substantially greater vertical spacing than that of said vertices of said angular tapes, said tapes being stitched to said upper portion and the lowermost of said angular tapes being disposed at 33 the junction of said upper and lower portions of said front panel.

2. A girdle according to claim 1, wherein said lower portion is stretchable vertically.

'3. A girdle according to claim 1, wherein said back panel comprises an upper relatively small elastic panel. and a lower relatively large elastic panel.

' 4. A girdle according to claim 1, wherein said back panel comprises an upper two-way stretchable panel and a relatively large vertically stretchable lower panel.

- 5. A girdle according to claim 1, wherein said opposite front, side and back panels are of elastic material and extend the height of the girdle.

6.- A girdle according to claim 1, wherein said front panels extend the full-height of the girdle and are twoway stretchable-{and are attached to the longitudinal edges-of. said frontcentral panel, and said side panels, said side panels extending the full height of said girdle and being stretchable vertically and attached to the longitudinal edges of said front panels and said opposite back panels, said opposite back panels extending the full height of said girdle and being two-way stretchable and attached to the longitudinal edges of said side panels and said large and small back panels, said back panel comprising an upper small two-way stretchable panel and a lower large vertically stretchable panel.

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